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romney and santorum spent the day and about tri-state touting their blue-collar and business credentials. >> i walked away from the jobs and we were living down to saving -- living down to our savings. >> of the people i've debated the economy or talked about in subcommittee meetings i've been in it. >> romney is enjoying a late boost the endorsements. there are even rowboat calls on -- from former first lady barbara bush. but he has hit another snag for an out that he wrote of how the president should follow some of his lead. >> i need an emphatic yes from you that you will repeal obamacare. >> why would i not? >> but santorum has his own issues. in virginia, he's not on the ballot and missed part of the deadline in tennessee. don't forget newt gingrich and ron paul. >> i've than 15 interviews around the country today. >> and you will need a calculator tomorrow to figure it all out. very few of the states are winner-take-all. in a lot of cases, the delegates are handed out by who wins which district and sometimes the state awards more delegates if you won the popular vote. the math is v
romney and santorum spent the day and about tri-state touting their blue-collar and business credentials. >> i walked away from the jobs and we were living down to saving -- living down to our savings. >> of the people i've debated the economy or talked about in subcommittee meetings i've been in it. >> romney is enjoying a late boost the endorsements. there are even rowboat calls on -- from former first lady barbara bush. but he has hit another snag for an out that he wrote...
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mitt romney will travel there tomorrow. despite the wins and alabama and mississippi by santorum, aides point out for romney he has half the delegates so far. newt gingrich shows no signs of abandoning his campaign. a >> the president will travel to maryland to deliver remarks on american energy at prince george's community college. he hosted a state dinner for david cameron last that and talked about how he trusts the leader. >> i have seen his resolve and determination to get the job done whether it is writing our economies are succeeding in afghanistan. >> this is considered the biggest a dinner ever thrown by the obamas. 360 people invited including some popular a-listers, richard branson, warned buffett and george clooney. >> learn how local priest is to sit -- defending his decision not to give communion to a lesbian. >> changes for >> coming up at 6:00, plugging the budget holes into the maryland suburbs. we will preview the announcement for montgomery county and prince george's. >> the latest fallout from a scathing
mitt romney will travel there tomorrow. despite the wins and alabama and mississippi by santorum, aides point out for romney he has half the delegates so far. newt gingrich shows no signs of abandoning his campaign. a >> the president will travel to maryland to deliver remarks on american energy at prince george's community college. he hosted a state dinner for david cameron last that and talked about how he trusts the leader. >> i have seen his resolve and determination to get the...
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reanalysis a after tomorrow mitt romney could have an insurmountable lead in delegates. he's expected to win several states including vermont and massachusetts. recent polls show him losing to rick santorum in the all important battleground state of ohio. >> we could have a good day tomorrow in ohio. what do you think? rick santorum also spent his morning stomping around the buckeyes state. he told voters he needs their support to stay in the race. >> don't listen to the polls or the media hype and all the things about what this race is about. just focus on whether we want a man who can stand up and paint a very different vision for this country. >> with nearly 20% of delegates up for grabs on super tuesday none of the 10 states in place can be overlooked, including georgia, the stage with the most delegates on the table, also the state where gingrich leads in the polls. >> this will go on for a good while. governor romney has outspent all the rest of us if by multiples is the front-runner without any question, but he is not a very convincing front-runner and is a long w
reanalysis a after tomorrow mitt romney could have an insurmountable lead in delegates. he's expected to win several states including vermont and massachusetts. recent polls show him losing to rick santorum in the all important battleground state of ohio. >> we could have a good day tomorrow in ohio. what do you think? rick santorum also spent his morning stomping around the buckeyes state. he told voters he needs their support to stay in the race. >> don't listen to the polls or...
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a major victory for mitt romney. he picked up the endorsement of former toward a governor and jeb bush moments ago. bush is calling on republicans to get united behind romney. this is after the gop front- runner won the illinois primary last night. he will be in our area today. his opponents are not giving up. >> mitt romney is in maryland today riding high on the campaign trail after his big victory in illinois. the former governor sounded more like the nominee than a name in a field of candidates. >> i'm offering a real choice and a new beginning. i am running for president because i have the experience and vision to get us out of this mess. >> with a number of big midwest victories, calls for the other candidates to leave are growing, but all three seem to be pushing forward. rick santorum is shifting its focus to louisiana where he's looking to land the conservative votes in saturday's contest. >> we need someone with a strong consistent record, who will not change with the wind. >> and trying to rally the conser
a major victory for mitt romney. he picked up the endorsement of former toward a governor and jeb bush moments ago. bush is calling on republicans to get united behind romney. this is after the gop front- runner won the illinois primary last night. he will be in our area today. his opponents are not giving up. >> mitt romney is in maryland today riding high on the campaign trail after his big victory in illinois. the former governor sounded more like the nominee than a name in a field of...
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live with the ups and downs for mitt romney this week. >> plus, mystery solved. we now know what caused the loud booms in one wisconsin town of >> first, another check of traffic and weather every 10 minutes. there is the traffic part, and when it comes to the weather, a great day to check out the cherry blossoms. >> it is 6:40 a.m. on friday, march 23. welcome to "good morning washington." we will start off with traffic -- and you take branch avenue north down close to the beltway a collision delays on to your cabinet, and down to third street tunnel -- but in down traffic in three. crash eastbound 66 manassas. two rex 95 just getting into springfield this morning northbound traffic delays or one out of dale city. we have john gonzalez on the scene in chevy chase -- southbound connecticut has been closed between east-west highway and chevy chase circle to document a crash. >> thick fog north of the metro area but overall the fog today is not quite as bad and widespread. frederick, montgomery, how word, points nor were too politic, that is where we have the dense
live with the ups and downs for mitt romney this week. >> plus, mystery solved. we now know what caused the loud booms in one wisconsin town of >> first, another check of traffic and weather every 10 minutes. there is the traffic part, and when it comes to the weather, a great day to check out the cherry blossoms. >> it is 6:40 a.m. on friday, march 23. welcome to "good morning washington." we will start off with traffic -- and you take branch avenue north down close...
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rick santorum says that romney is like mr. obama. he says they both favor programs over s.dividual freedom newt gingrich has scrapped plans campaign in kansas ahead of tomorrow's caucus,. instead he will focus on the south. to win tuesday's and alabama and order to justify staying in the race. he spent his first day under protectionice while campaigning in mississippi. >> president obama expected to talk about jobs and the economy to virginia and today. he will start with a tour of a rolls-royce plant near richmond houston forl fly to before returning to the white house late tonight. the move the game change saturday night on hbo. julianne moore was in d.c. last night. she and several other stars event.d at a red carpet the movie looked back at john mccain's run for president in that led to the palin as hissarah running mate. >> the latest on the battle c's and tablets. >> the personal computer is not dead yet. it's expected to increase this year. much of the growth will be in ultrabook running windows 8. the campaign to topple an af
rick santorum says that romney is like mr. obama. he says they both favor programs over s.dividual freedom newt gingrich has scrapped plans campaign in kansas ahead of tomorrow's caucus,. instead he will focus on the south. to win tuesday's and alabama and order to justify staying in the race. he spent his first day under protectionice while campaigning in mississippi. >> president obama expected to talk about jobs and the economy to virginia and today. he will start with a tour of a...
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. >> mitt romney, rick santorum, newt gingrich, and ron paul office sing-off in 10 states next tuesday including virginia. romney has the momentum on this side after winning four straight contests including michigan and arizona on tuesday a. but it could be a rough night for him as the polls show him in a tough fights in several super tuesday states. >> when democrats gather in north carolina for the national convention, some d.c. residents want to make sure marion barry is not there. there's a new movement to block him from serving as a delegate. john gonzalez as the story this morning. >> good morning. tomorrow many d.c. residents will gather at to select president obama's 14 delegates from the district. a member marion barry says that he is a shoe-in but he believes haters are trying to keep them down. he says that he's only missed a handful of democratic national conventions in the past four decades of and should be at the one later this year in charlotte. but some are pushing hard to prevent that. political commentator chuck thies says recent tax troubles and his behavior during t
. >> mitt romney, rick santorum, newt gingrich, and ron paul office sing-off in 10 states next tuesday including virginia. romney has the momentum on this side after winning four straight contests including michigan and arizona on tuesday a. but it could be a rough night for him as the polls show him in a tough fights in several super tuesday states. >> when democrats gather in north carolina for the national convention, some d.c. residents want to make sure marion barry is not...
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turning to the 2012 campaign, romney celebrating another victory this morning. the winner of the wyoming caucuses yesterday. the republican presidential candidates are preparing for super tuesday when voters in 10 states including virginia go to the polls. the most important contest is expected to be ohio, where the polls show romney trailing rick santorum. >> its thursday morning 62. an emotional reunion in chardon ohio. students go back to school today for the first time since the deadly shooting spree. >> one of the region's most beloved attractions getting ready to celebrate a major milestone. how the entire it area plans to do that, we will show you. >> hey, what are you drinkin'? i'm drinkin' dunkin'. definitely dunkin'. you know, i need to get that jolt in the morning but i want something good to do that. i love the aroma i love the taste. you can't mistake the flavor. i run on dunkin'! america runs on dunkin' coffee. >> i until the with gallery 555 dc. i support washington metropolitan area artists. the exhibit is changed every month. , on in and support
turning to the 2012 campaign, romney celebrating another victory this morning. the winner of the wyoming caucuses yesterday. the republican presidential candidates are preparing for super tuesday when voters in 10 states including virginia go to the polls. the most important contest is expected to be ohio, where the polls show romney trailing rick santorum. >> its thursday morning 62. an emotional reunion in chardon ohio. students go back to school today for the first time since the...
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he will have a loss and then a winburn looks good tomorrow for mitt romney in illinois. he was strong and then pulled back a little, following his pattern. illinois and chicago he does better. rick santorum does better in the conservative areas. illinois is a big state. there's also a primary in ohio. the next big one is not until april 3. if you can win in wisconsin and then maybe finished by beating rick santorum in pennsylvania on april 24, then romney will be able to move on to the general election against barack obama. >> speaking of barack obama we reported today that he is having trouble getting big dollar- donations that he was getting four years ago. what is going on? >> we are seeing coverage of his dinners with donors if you send $3 or $5, you can win a dinner with him. that has been important because they are relying more on their small donors. today he reported that he raised $45 million in february. that brings its total of two $300 million. he had trouble with some of the new york crowd. he's working hard and doing more fund-raisers. but it is a big job. a
he will have a loss and then a winburn looks good tomorrow for mitt romney in illinois. he was strong and then pulled back a little, following his pattern. illinois and chicago he does better. rick santorum does better in the conservative areas. illinois is a big state. there's also a primary in ohio. the next big one is not until april 3. if you can win in wisconsin and then maybe finished by beating rick santorum in pennsylvania on april 24, then romney will be able to move on to the general...
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that's a good night for mitt romney. he doesn't want to be caught in a state where he lost like he was in colorado. so on super tuesday, he's not going to be in any -- he's going to go back to his home quarters in boston for election night. it will be a neutral state to jump off from. >> only two candidates on the ballot in virginia. is virginia still an important state when it comes to this? >> it is because battleground virginia is going to be so important for the candidates. that's why house majority leader eric cantor from richmond jumped out and endorised romney. newt gingrich not on the ballot but his wife calista gingrich tweeted she's at -- that they were having a fantastic birthday dinner in great falls. >> all right mike, thank you as always. >> thank you. >> always a pleasure mike. more on politico.com. gas price continue to rise three weeks now. >> a.a.a. reporting the national average of regular $3.76 a gallon. that's 29 cents higher then a month ago. in d.c., $3.88 for a regular. maryland $3.71, and in virg
that's a good night for mitt romney. he doesn't want to be caught in a state where he lost like he was in colorado. so on super tuesday, he's not going to be in any -- he's going to go back to his home quarters in boston for election night. it will be a neutral state to jump off from. >> only two candidates on the ballot in virginia. is virginia still an important state when it comes to this? >> it is because battleground virginia is going to be so important for the candidates....
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romney is picking up more support. south carolina senator jim demint says he's excited about the possibility of romney becoming the nominee and is considered a scott-- and jim demint is considered the godfather of the tea party movement. yesterday president obama accused congress of playing politics. the president leaves tonight for a trip to south korea. >> some people may have made money off the etch a sketch comment. the company that makes the point profited. on wednesday the company's stock rose from $4 to nearly $10. a company spokesperson said after mitt romney's advisor made the comment, she received media inquiries for the first time in 10 months. >> i still have one of those. >> a brief encounter caught on tape between president obama and a deaf college students from our area has gone fireable >> . in happened a week ago when the president visited prince george's county community college. williams a graduate student signed i am proud of you, mr. obama. the president immediately signed back thank you. it has re
romney is picking up more support. south carolina senator jim demint says he's excited about the possibility of romney becoming the nominee and is considered a scott-- and jim demint is considered the godfather of the tea party movement. yesterday president obama accused congress of playing politics. the president leaves tonight for a trip to south korea. >> some people may have made money off the etch a sketch comment. the company that makes the point profited. on wednesday the company's...
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romney is in favor to win several states tomorrow. but some are saying he could lose ohio, a very critical battleground state. many say a loss there by romney could raise questions about his ability to unite the party and could also keep rick santorum in the race. over the weekend, it was romney who picked up key party endorsements though from senator tomko burn of oklahoma and house majority leader eric cantor of virginia. and as we know, santorum and newt gingrich failed to get enough signatures to get on virginia's primary ballot. some others safe to watch, ohio, santorum ahead of the polls and georgia. maybe the one state that newt gingrich is poised to win. it's the state with the most delegates up for grabs tomorrow. >> we'll be keeping a close eye on everything. despite anline apology, rush limbaugh's radio show has lost yet another sponsor. pro flowers pulled its ad saying limbaugh's attack does not represent the company's value. limbaugh called an athlete a prostitute when backing birth control. so far limbaugh has lost seven
romney is in favor to win several states tomorrow. but some are saying he could lose ohio, a very critical battleground state. many say a loss there by romney could raise questions about his ability to unite the party and could also keep rick santorum in the race. over the weekend, it was romney who picked up key party endorsements though from senator tomko burn of oklahoma and house majority leader eric cantor of virginia. and as we know, santorum and newt gingrich failed to get enough...
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and son founded an nevada.in reno, >> and a new obstacle for republican presidential candidate mitt romney. what it has to do with money. lines have formed at apple as customers world for today's release of. the of " atshington now.a.m. begins >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. friday.de it to friday, everybody. it's march 16. i am steve chenevey. >> i am pamela brown. cynne simpson is off this morning.
and son founded an nevada.in reno, >> and a new obstacle for republican presidential candidate mitt romney. what it has to do with money. lines have formed at apple as customers world for today's release of. the of " atshington now.a.m. begins >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. friday.de it to friday, everybody. it's march 16. i am steve chenevey. >> i am pamela brown. cynne simpson is off this morning.
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mitt romney had been favored in illinois especially in some of the more urban areas. is that what was expected? >> the question was not whether he would win, it was could he beat expectations. he won by 12 points. he doesn't have to explain the results. his campaign has had to make excuses before. >> this was a double digit within but as a move into the next contest is there any indication that mitt romney can them -- can maintain that momentum? >> he will be in a state that santorum is favored in. mitt romney will have a couple of gatherings but he will not be making comments on election night which is an indication of him trying to set expectations that if they don't do as well as the oaks in louisiana, he will not have to be onstage trying to explain. >> some top gop leaders may not have all their support behind mitt romney. will that be a problem? >> there has not been a huge amount of enthusiasm from the gop establishment for mitt romney. many people like top strategists in the gop party say the longer we drag out this race the worse it will be for defeating bara
mitt romney had been favored in illinois especially in some of the more urban areas. is that what was expected? >> the question was not whether he would win, it was could he beat expectations. he won by 12 points. he doesn't have to explain the results. his campaign has had to make excuses before. >> this was a double digit within but as a move into the next contest is there any indication that mitt romney can them -- can maintain that momentum? >> he will be in a state that...
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gingrich said that if he's not the nominee, he will support mitt romney, but only if romney wins the nomination before the convention. gop presidential candidate ron paul will be in the area tonight for town hall meeting at return coliseum at the university of maryland's college park starting. at 7:00 front-runner mitt romney was mostly business during an appearance on the tonight show, but jay leno let things get a little racy for a moment, drawing laughs from the audience. >> did you ever think that we would be talking about porn, with all the other things in this election? >> i did not know that we were talking about porn. [laughter] >> rick santorum was talking santorumporn. >> >> mitt romney joked that he would choose david letterman for next president. -- vice-president. when asked if there would be room for rick santorum in his cabinet, he said that he would make a good press secretary. santorum had cursed at internal l -- at a journalist after he misquoted him. >> and a pilot disrupting a flight. and how the driver managed to get three speeding tickets in less than an hour. f
gingrich said that if he's not the nominee, he will support mitt romney, but only if romney wins the nomination before the convention. gop presidential candidate ron paul will be in the area tonight for town hall meeting at return coliseum at the university of maryland's college park starting. at 7:00 front-runner mitt romney was mostly business during an appearance on the tonight show, but jay leno let things get a little racy for a moment, drawing laughs from the audience. >> did you...
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and two, you really think mitt romney missed an opportunity here? >> i think is has legs when the republican wanting to be talking about the economy and taking on barack obama, it's welcome more center ring. that just taking away time. i think mitt romney missed a huge opportunity, basically take on rush limbaugh. say this is not the kind of thing we want in our political discourse. and basically use it as a turn to go back against barack obama and say we need to unify the country. i think mitt romney is a bit risk -- >> that's right, he doesn't want to take the risk. it sure looking coming off that winning rush, five wins in a row. probably going to win the most states tomorrow. almost certainly the most delegates. can at the put it away tomorrow? >> i don't think he can put it away tomorrow. it's beginning to be pressure from people to say it's time for this thing to end. i don't think it will go away because the delegates will still go on. if he's successful, it will put the conversation down. >> and newt gingrich will stay in if he wins georgia,
and two, you really think mitt romney missed an opportunity here? >> i think is has legs when the republican wanting to be talking about the economy and taking on barack obama, it's welcome more center ring. that just taking away time. i think mitt romney missed a huge opportunity, basically take on rush limbaugh. say this is not the kind of thing we want in our political discourse. and basically use it as a turn to go back against barack obama and say we need to unify the country. i...
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this is not a disservice to romney. this is what romney wants, toooo.. they rely heavily on cutting discretionary spending, which wouldld make it harder on the poor they want to increase defense spending. the same old thing we saw -- >> with all due respect, that is completely wrong. when you say there are no revenue enhancers liberalals think that if you t rates, you cut taxes. it is completely revenue neutral. the irs stands up with exactly the same route. -- same amount. marginal rates are cut, and revenue enhancers are the eliminations of the deductions, loopholes, and corruptions in the budget. you end up as you did in 1986, with the i irs not losing a penny but lower marginal rates. >> and the question of what the loopholes should be that should be closed, he leave that up to somebody else. >> the house ways and means committee whose jurisdiction it is not his. >> $10 trillion in tax cuts for the ne 10 yearsrs. extends the bush tax cuts into perpetuity under paul ryan. there are no spelled-out elimination's of tax expenditures. that would be courag
this is not a disservice to romney. this is what romney wants, toooo.. they rely heavily on cutting discretionary spending, which wouldld make it harder on the poor they want to increase defense spending. the same old thing we saw -- >> with all due respect, that is completely wrong. when you say there are no revenue enhancers liberalals think that if you t rates, you cut taxes. it is completely revenue neutral. the irs stands up with exactly the same route. -- same amount. marginal rates...
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romney and ron paul will be campaigning there today. newt gingrich will not be there. he will continue campaigning in georgia where he served as a congressman 20 years. it's one of in 10 states voting on super tuesday. >> i have to win georgia to be credible in the race. if i win georgia, the following week we go to alabama and mississippi, i think i will win both of those, and have a good opportunity to win in kansas. >> it will come down to delegate counts in the end. romney has the lead, but that could change on tuesday when 437 cdelegates are up for grabs. >> in virginia it's been far from perfect for hank the cat from fairfax county. >> is owner is considering putting him on the ballot to replace virginia senator jim webb. now is the target of an attack ad. >> hank has never released his birth certificate, his tax return, and never responded to allegations that he used cat nip. >> it popped up on youtube this week and questions its position on whether female cats if it should face an ultrasound before being spayed. his campaign has not commented. sprinkles on the
romney and ron paul will be campaigning there today. newt gingrich will not be there. he will continue campaigning in georgia where he served as a congressman 20 years. it's one of in 10 states voting on super tuesday. >> i have to win georgia to be credible in the race. if i win georgia, the following week we go to alabama and mississippi, i think i will win both of those, and have a good opportunity to win in kansas. >> it will come down to delegate counts in the end. romney has...
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and will that mitt romney -- one mitt romney connect? and mitt romney lost tonight to mitt romney. that's what happened tonight. and rick santorum was the beneficiary of that campaign going on. >> i have to put you in the democrat white house for a moment. imaginarily. they're looking at this and what do they say? >> they're enjoying this process very much. they're saying the longer this goes on, the bloodier it gets, the more fierce it comes out. and the better for them. you've seen them in the course of this process. mitt romney's unfavorable rating has gone up 15 points. counter that in 2008, when there was a tough fight between barack obama and hillary clinton. barack obama's favorable rating went up 20 points in the course of that race. they hope this keeps going until june. mitt romney ultimately wins this in a delegate math sort of way, without inspiring anybody. and without bringing the country together or the republican party together. and they have a weak front-runner they unload on, come july. >> and rick santorum, one of the things he's trying to do is connect with blue
and will that mitt romney -- one mitt romney connect? and mitt romney lost tonight to mitt romney. that's what happened tonight. and rick santorum was the beneficiary of that campaign going on. >> i have to put you in the democrat white house for a moment. imaginarily. they're looking at this and what do they say? >> they're enjoying this process very much. they're saying the longer this goes on, the bloodier it gets, the more fierce it comes out. and the better for them. you've...
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mitt romney's problem is mitt romney. when you listened to him over this week, he shifted it to delegate math, you can see why he's having trouble catching on. if i'm his campaign, i would focus on the economy, focus on issues that matter, not going on television day after day talking about the different mathematical scenarios. >> governor barbour made this point, you know, hillary clinton bruising battle that went into june, last time i checked it didn't hurt you guys? >> it's hard to say this campaign is just like that campaign. this time around you've got rick santorum, mitt romney and newt gingrich, fighting over whether or not planned parenthood should exist, contraception. this is a different kind of contest that we had in 2008. a long primary doesn't necessarily hurt. in this week, i think it's hard to argue that mitt romney is stronger as a result as a long, extended fight. >> i don't think that anyone in their right mind, thinks that the way it's played out in the primaries, it hasn't helped. obama much. look at
mitt romney's problem is mitt romney. when you listened to him over this week, he shifted it to delegate math, you can see why he's having trouble catching on. if i'm his campaign, i would focus on the economy, focus on issues that matter, not going on television day after day talking about the different mathematical scenarios. >> governor barbour made this point, you know, hillary clinton bruising battle that went into june, last time i checked it didn't hurt you guys? >> it's hard...
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romney got far fewer. even some of romney's strongest supporters see it. remember gary davis at that ohio town hall? he told me he loves romney's resume, but asked, how about some heart? romney is hardly the first painted as out of touch. al gore, seen as so stiff, they put him in sweaters. those earth tones. john kerry's team, realizing after the fact, windsurfing, not so relatable. so, he went hunting. four years ago, a more human hillary clinton? she cried. and then, at the bar, who could forget when she took that shot? even barack obama back then, rolling up his sleeves and rolling one down the alley, all looking to score with average americans. romney has tried. that visit to nascar, but speaking of friends who own nascar teams. which is why you can expect more of these. town halls where team romney believes he does connect. where the tiniest of voices help make a candidate more human. >> i want to know what you want to be remembered for? >> at my home, i want to be remembered for being a very good father. >> reporter: no earth-toned sweaters here. no
romney got far fewer. even some of romney's strongest supporters see it. remember gary davis at that ohio town hall? he told me he loves romney's resume, but asked, how about some heart? romney is hardly the first painted as out of touch. al gore, seen as so stiff, they put him in sweaters. those earth tones. john kerry's team, realizing after the fact, windsurfing, not so relatable. so, he went hunting. four years ago, a more human hillary clinton? she cried. and then, at the bar, who could...
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this was romney's second victory of the week. he won puerto rico's primary in a landslide on sunday. >>> romney has yet to win the gop nomination, but he's looking ahead to november's general election. he mentioned his republican opponents very little in his victory speech and instead focused criticism on president obama whom he vowed to defeat this fall. [ applause ] >> tonight was a primary, but november is a general election. and we're going to face a defining decision as a people. our choice will not be about party or even personality. this election will be about principle. our economic freedom will be on the ballot. >> according to exit polls, romney won the support of 71% of illinois voters who say the ability to defeat president obama is the most important factor in a candidate. >>> the ability to beat president obama may be important to republican voters, but a new poll shows that mitt romney has a lot of ground to make up if he want to win in virginia this november. a poll of virginia voters shows that romney trails the
this was romney's second victory of the week. he won puerto rico's primary in a landslide on sunday. >>> romney has yet to win the gop nomination, but he's looking ahead to november's general election. he mentioned his republican opponents very little in his victory speech and instead focused criticism on president obama whom he vowed to defeat this fall. [ applause ] >> tonight was a primary, but november is a general election. and we're going to face a defining decision as a...
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mitt romney and ron paul are the only two choices. something the governor noticed. >> what happened? >> newt gingrich and rick santorum of failed to meet the requirements of signatures to get on the ballot. >> i voted for ron paul just to take a vote away from romney. we do not even get to write in. >> the majority of focus for this super tuesday showdown is an ohio where romney has spent millions in ads most in that santorum. they are hoping to claim victory in this battleground state. >> as you know, this is a somewhat important day in my life today. >> this is a critical moment. america must not, and if i'm president, it will not fail this defining test of history. >> the polls here in virginia will close at 7:00 tonight. the numbers will then start coming in. political analysts say that if, in fact, mitt romney wins in a high tonight, five other top republicans could start calling for some of those other candidates to bao out. if brianne carter abc 7 news. >> we invite everyone to stay with abc 7, your alexian station. we have the
mitt romney and ron paul are the only two choices. something the governor noticed. >> what happened? >> newt gingrich and rick santorum of failed to meet the requirements of signatures to get on the ballot. >> i voted for ron paul just to take a vote away from romney. we do not even get to write in. >> the majority of focus for this super tuesday showdown is an ohio where romney has spent millions in ads most in that santorum. they are hoping to claim victory in this...
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campaign officials say his strategy is to deny romney a clean win before the gop convention in august. >>> next on news 4:00 at 11:00. a stunning twist. why a convicted killer from our area was allowed to walk out of prison today. plus, a bill to ban smoking in cars with children clears another major hurdle, and that's something women have been told to do every sing okay, people, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom is videochatting me, and she wants her pen back! ok, alright, well. i just got one. so... yeah, you've got a little... yep, i can feel the wet patch. don't look at it. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. >>> a dramatic confrontation caught on tape. a man wearing a motorcycle helmet fried to hold up ayode d owner with pepper spray. the would-be robber left empty-handed in a hurry. >>> a culpepper man walked out of prison today after serving 12 years for murder. a jury convicted michael hatch in 2001 of killing a 74
campaign officials say his strategy is to deny romney a clean win before the gop convention in august. >>> next on news 4:00 at 11:00. a stunning twist. why a convicted killer from our area was allowed to walk out of prison today. plus, a bill to ban smoking in cars with children clears another major hurdle, and that's something women have been told to do every sing okay, people, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the...
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mitt romney has had for five home states. >> obama says mitt romney is limping across the finish line. meanwhile, he spent the day it the battleground state of north carolina. >> i love this state. everybody here is so nice and so welcoming. even the people who do not vote for me. they're nice to me. they usually waive five fingers. >> speaking of numbers new fund-raising numbers are in. mitt romney collected $11.5 million last month. on his heels and more ways than one, rick santorum pulled in more than $9 million. that money will go quickly. kansas votes on saturday, then why a, mississippi, and alabama. -- then hawaii mississippi, and alabama. >> thank you so much. scott will keep us up to date with this column "thuman's capital thoughts" on wjla.com. >> a breaking news from aspen hill. the search is on for a man on superior street. he is still on the loose. >> this the investigation is still ongoing. the manhunt is still under way. i want to get out of the way and show you what we are talking about. investigators are still on the scene at the 1200 block of superior street. montgom
mitt romney has had for five home states. >> obama says mitt romney is limping across the finish line. meanwhile, he spent the day it the battleground state of north carolina. >> i love this state. everybody here is so nice and so welcoming. even the people who do not vote for me. they're nice to me. they usually waive five fingers. >> speaking of numbers new fund-raising numbers are in. mitt romney collected $11.5 million last month. on his heels and more ways than one, rick...
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romney has a big delegate lead. what i know that, at some point, whether it's next month, may or june or august, we'll have an opponent, we'll be ready and we'll be ready to make our case to the american public. why this president deserves another four years. >> it's also pretty clear that one of the planks in your campaign is going to be this budget proposed by wisconsin congressman paul ryan, it was endorsed by mitt romney and most of the republicans, throughout the course of this year, but, paul ryan when he introduced it, went on offense this week, take a look. >> medicare under the president's law raids half a trillion from medicare to spend on his new health care proposal. we're saying get rid of the rationing board, stop the raid and preserve the system. >> sounds like they're willing to take this fight on medicare? >> well, george, if mitt romney is the nominee, then this really is going to be the romney/ryan plan, he said that he's going to rubber stamp it. in fact, grover said really what they need in the
romney has a big delegate lead. what i know that, at some point, whether it's next month, may or june or august, we'll have an opponent, we'll be ready and we'll be ready to make our case to the american public. why this president deserves another four years. >> it's also pretty clear that one of the planks in your campaign is going to be this budget proposed by wisconsin congressman paul ryan, it was endorsed by mitt romney and most of the republicans, throughout the course of this year,...
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. >>> a big endorsement on the horizon for mitt romney in campaign 2012. former president george h.w. bush is expected to throw his support behind the republican tomorrow. a spokesperson for the romney campaign says the two will appear together at an event in houston near the 41st president's home. >>> newt gingrich is wrapping up an appearance at georgetown university tonight. he spoke to a group of students about social security reform. it's the republican candidate's first appearance since he cut about 1/3 of his campaign staff and about in an hour ron paul is expected to speak at the university of maryland. both maryland and d.c. hold their primaries this tuesday. >>> still ahead tonight another potential snag for the silver line. we'll tell you what's at stake. >> it sounds like science fiction, but the pentagon has actually developed a ray gun. they sent it to afghanistan, but many in the military refuse to use it. we'll show it to you tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> prices at the punch have officially turned -- pump have officially turned painf
. >>> a big endorsement on the horizon for mitt romney in campaign 2012. former president george h.w. bush is expected to throw his support behind the republican tomorrow. a spokesperson for the romney campaign says the two will appear together at an event in houston near the 41st president's home. >>> newt gingrich is wrapping up an appearance at georgetown university tonight. he spoke to a group of students about social security reform. it's the republican candidate's first...
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the republican establishment is increasingly coalescing around romney. largely out of fear and extended fight for the nomination that can hurt the party's chances against obama. mitt romney getting endorsements from utah senator mike lee and california congressman kevin mccarthy and, perhaps, more importantly, gained the support of a former delegate of john huntsman. in new york, julie banderas, fox news. >> and president obama is warning north korea and iran they will be further isolateed if they refuse to cooperate with the international community and he made the remarks at the nuclear security summit in south korea and this is as he tells russia's president he will have flexibility to deal with contentious issues. the president's prediction picked up by an open mic, without either leader realizing it. >> my last election, i have more flexibility. and -- [ indiscernible ] >> the white house said the president's words reflect the reality that domestic political concerns in the u.s. and russia this year would make it difficult to fully address the long-s
the republican establishment is increasingly coalescing around romney. largely out of fear and extended fight for the nomination that can hurt the party's chances against obama. mitt romney getting endorsements from utah senator mike lee and california congressman kevin mccarthy and, perhaps, more importantly, gained the support of a former delegate of john huntsman. in new york, julie banderas, fox news. >> and president obama is warning north korea and iran they will be further...
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and will that mitt romney, one mitt romney connect, and the mitt romney lost tonight to mitt romney. and that's what happened tonight. and rick santorum was the beneficiary of that campaign going on. >> all right. i'm going to put you in a democratic white house for a minute imaginarily. and they're looking at this, what are they saying? >> they're enjoying this process very much. they're saying the longer this goes on, the bloodier it gets, the more fierce it gets in the fight going on the better for them. you've seen in the course of this process mitt romney's unfavorable rating in the course of this campaign has gone up 15 points. counter that with what happened in 2008, even though there was a tough fight between barack obama and 4i8ry clinton. barack obamas favorable rating went up 20 points in the course of that race. so what they're hoping for as this keeps going, goes till june, mitt romney ultimately wins this in a very delegate math sort of way without ever inspiring anybody and rather than bringing the country together or the republican party together and they have a very
and will that mitt romney, one mitt romney connect, and the mitt romney lost tonight to mitt romney. and that's what happened tonight. and rick santorum was the beneficiary of that campaign going on. >> all right. i'm going to put you in a democratic white house for a minute imaginarily. and they're looking at this, what are they saying? >> they're enjoying this process very much. they're saying the longer this goes on, the bloodier it gets, the more fierce it gets in the fight...
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five wins in a row now for mitt romney. in the eight last contests you have done no better than third. you're well back in the delegate race. even if you win home state of georgia, on tuesday night, how can you put together a viable path at the nomination? >> twice in this process i have been the front-runner in national polling. i think we have a chance to get back by having ideas like having a national energy strategy that gets us back to $2.50 a gallon making sure we're independent of middle east oil. and i think people are responding to big solutions and big ideas. the biggest state on super tuesday in delegates is georgia. i think i'll win georgia by a much, much bigger margin than romney won michigan. we'll go. we're competing in tennessee and ohio. and oklahoma and a number of other states, we'll pick up delegates in a number of places. the following week, i think we'll win alabama and mississippi. we'll be competitive in kansas. this is going to go for a good while. governor romney who's outspent the rest of us by m
five wins in a row now for mitt romney. in the eight last contests you have done no better than third. you're well back in the delegate race. even if you win home state of georgia, on tuesday night, how can you put together a viable path at the nomination? >> twice in this process i have been the front-runner in national polling. i think we have a chance to get back by having ideas like having a national energy strategy that gets us back to $2.50 a gallon making sure we're independent of...
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big win forer republican presidential candidate mitt romney. hold a town hall meeting in maryland in a few hours. good morning washington at 5:00 now.begins >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. glad you are with us on this wednesday morning. good morning, washington. it's march 21. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. we begin with traffic and weather y
big win forer republican presidential candidate mitt romney. hold a town hall meeting in maryland in a few hours. good morning washington at 5:00 now.begins >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. glad you are with us on this wednesday morning. good morning, washington. it's march 21. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. we begin with traffic and weather y
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that is what i am suggeing romney has to do. the problem that romney has is not unlike that of john kerry democrat john kerry was the dream candidate drawn up on a board to run in 2004 against the party that brought the country into war, and george bush with a spotty record andig cheney with no military record skillflfully avoided it. john kerry did not turn out to be a natural candidate to engage people emotionally. mitt romney in many respects was drawn up as a challenge in tough economic times. if the economy improves, it is bad for romney's proscts. >> richard nixon went on "laugh in" and id "sock it to me." it is not as if he did not try to get out of chararacter. i think mark is right but what romney can also do asidide from saying "i am a turnaroround arst," is to make the case about, about liberal overreach. he is a moderate conservative, not of hard-line conservative, but eight moderate conservaveve can make e the case about stewardship. how did this small colorado town get through tough economic times? freight rail. it
that is what i am suggeing romney has to do. the problem that romney has is not unlike that of john kerry democrat john kerry was the dream candidate drawn up on a board to run in 2004 against the party that brought the country into war, and george bush with a spotty record andig cheney with no military record skillflfully avoided it. john kerry did not turn out to be a natural candidate to engage people emotionally. mitt romney in many respects was drawn up as a challenge in tough economic...
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mitt romney would let them go bankrupt. >> mitt romney has an economic plan, and it has not received a significant amount of attention in the primary because the other republican candidates have very similar plans but if you start looking at it's back to the same old let's deregulate everything, let's massively cut taxes for high-income people. it's not the kind of thing i think that america is going to look at and say, that's going to work. it worked great the last time. >> the thing that's heartening to obama strategists is that mitt romney is not making a unique argument, that there is an opportunity for mitt romney to say, the obama model fails, the bush model fails, here's the romney model. it's the third model. obama people dread mitt romney doing that. he has not done that. >> and mary, how does he deal with the issue of his wealth in a general election? how serious of a problem is it? >> you kow, one thing that he needs to do is quit being defensive about this. this is an aspirational country. his first calculation to be defensive about it is why he keeps getting stuck in it.
mitt romney would let them go bankrupt. >> mitt romney has an economic plan, and it has not received a significant amount of attention in the primary because the other republican candidates have very similar plans but if you start looking at it's back to the same old let's deregulate everything, let's massively cut taxes for high-income people. it's not the kind of thing i think that america is going to look at and say, that's going to work. it worked great the last time. >> the...
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mitt romney still has a commanding lead. what is the reasoning behind santorum and gingrich staying in this race? >> the louisiana outcome was a situation and which santorum wins but he only gets a portion of the delegates. he has not made a dent in mitt romney's delegate count. the process will continue to be that way for some time. what he is hoping to do is to put pressure on mitt romney to win more and more delegates. they are trying to pick away what they can said that it is more difficult for mitt romney to amass 1100 delegates that he means to seal the deal. they are hoping they can take this all the way to the convention in tampa. >> we will see what happens. thank you for being with us. the fifth annual global initiative kicks off in d.c. on friday. among the speakers president clinton, chelsea clinton and jon stewart. tomorrow, michelle obama will welcome schoolchildren to the white house garden. it will be the first annual spring planting as part of her initiative to help students get healthier. the first lady pla
mitt romney still has a commanding lead. what is the reasoning behind santorum and gingrich staying in this race? >> the louisiana outcome was a situation and which santorum wins but he only gets a portion of the delegates. he has not made a dent in mitt romney's delegate count. the process will continue to be that way for some time. what he is hoping to do is to put pressure on mitt romney to win more and more delegates. they are trying to pick away what they can said that it is more...
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the conventional wisdom is that romney will win. >> i want to see something about romney for a second. people make fun of him because he keeps putting his foot in his mouth. he is not the most appealing to most of america. he really is different from them. however, he really did map out the year-long campaign. he has been unbelievably tough. he did have the money to stick it out. he has modified the plan when he had to. if i actually thought running a campaign is evidence of running the cntry, and would have a great deal of admiration for him. i still have some admiration for him because he h has dealt with himself. >> the american public may not love mitt romney, and his own staff apparently does. we have heard little of the usual back fightg. you do not hear that. that tells me he is a pretty good boss and the people close to him like him. >> he ishahas a very disciplined campaign. in my view, he is a manufactured candidate. if we've learned anything from michigan, he will have a difficult time winning the election. not supporting the bailout of the autoto industry will come back to
the conventional wisdom is that romney will win. >> i want to see something about romney for a second. people make fun of him because he keeps putting his foot in his mouth. he is not the most appealing to most of america. he really is different from them. however, he really did map out the year-long campaign. he has been unbelievably tough. he did have the money to stick it out. he has modified the plan when he had to. if i actually thought running a campaign is evidence of running the...
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[laughter] mitt romney almost one alabama and mississippi. it was gingrich who lost alabama and mississippi, and at is the ststory of the night. >> wh th gas prices going up in the president's numbers going down shouldn't this be easier for romney? >> it should be, but the polls are so over the map. obama's numbers a are tanking, 2 big polls and there are two others that don't show that. the republican should still at a real shot at winning. >> in our rush to analyze romney and gingrich, let's give it s santorum crededit. santorum went in there under finance,e, under man, and want. -- he w won. he won 49% of the vote of working women. that kind of froze all of our thinktank politicos into a twitter. it was a very impressive pair o victories for santorum. give the guy credit for what he has done. >> let's go to ohio. the president won it in 2008. vice president joe biden went there this week and he attacked threpublicanandidates by name. >> g gingrich, romney, santorum -- we are about protecting the private sector, they arabout protecting the
[laughter] mitt romney almost one alabama and mississippi. it was gingrich who lost alabama and mississippi, and at is the ststory of the night. >> wh th gas prices going up in the president's numbers going down shouldn't this be easier for romney? >> it should be, but the polls are so over the map. obama's numbers a are tanking, 2 big polls and there are two others that don't show that. the republican should still at a real shot at winning. >> in our rush to analyze romney...
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obama leads romney 50% to 42%. he edges out santorum 49% to 40%. newt gingrich is hoping to get better numbers in louisiana saturday. this morning was speaking about energy, he compared insult to the president. >> i want jobs in louisiana. alabama want jobs in saudi arabia. i with the royalty money from oil to go to the louisiana state government and he wanted to go to the saudi government. >> one of the candidates is expected to be in our area. mitt romney is to campaign in maryland with the former governor. maryland's primary is april 3. >> our coverage continues, our news partners of politicao will be live on our news sister station 8. the require >> it is being laid to rest. friends and loved ones are holding a final for heather mcguire in rockville. she was shot and killed in kensington days after getting a protective order against phillip gilberti. and six children, the industry fathered by gilberti in a. , dangerous storms, tornadoes and flooding pounded residents in texas. it is not over yet. evidence in a phone call, the police as a key cl
obama leads romney 50% to 42%. he edges out santorum 49% to 40%. newt gingrich is hoping to get better numbers in louisiana saturday. this morning was speaking about energy, he compared insult to the president. >> i want jobs in louisiana. alabama want jobs in saudi arabia. i with the royalty money from oil to go to the louisiana state government and he wanted to go to the saudi government. >> one of the candidates is expected to be in our area. mitt romney is to campaign in...
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i think that is problematic for mitt romney. he c can't just be the candidat of the wealthy, the candidate of the old. he has to show that he has some capacity to broaden the appeal of the republican party. remember, his hard-line position on immigration might be a great position to have with conservatives. it's not a great position to have with the hispanic community, and so many important swing states. so he h a lot of baggage and liabilities that he needs to show he can overcome to broaden his appeal come the general election. i think that's why so many republicans like jeb bush and others are expressing concern about the tone of this campaign, about the issues that are being discussed at this campaign and the fact the parties seem so narrow. >> ohio's 66 delegates available on tuesday are getting a lot of attention and re than $3 million in advertising spending from governor romney. the political action committee supporting him. this part of the country has been hit hard economically. what do the working class voters want to
i think that is problematic for mitt romney. he c can't just be the candidat of the wealthy, the candidate of the old. he has to show that he has some capacity to broaden the appeal of the republican party. remember, his hard-line position on immigration might be a great position to have with conservatives. it's not a great position to have with the hispanic community, and so many important swing states. so he h a lot of baggage and liabilities that he needs to show he can overcome to broaden...
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the truth is mitt romney's campaign is right about this. they're doing it for strategic advantage. but as far as the delegate mass goes they're in a pretty commanding position right now. and if things go as they are now he can probably wait it out until april, may, jun and hopefully for him get enough delegates. >> and talking about the delegate map he doesn't think the dell gant count will matter. >> he's talking about the fact that nobody may have a majority of delegates going into the convention in tampa. also the fact that nobody none of these delegates are technically pledged. they don't have to vote for the candidate that they say they're going to vote for. that hasn't happened in recent times but who knows. >> it's kind of a desperate move on santorum's part if there's anybody acting that way. >> i want to talk about what happened in afghanistan today. we had the several viss member who opened fire killing 16 civilians, nine of which were children. does this change president obama's exit strategy. will he have to rework his plan there? >> it just plays into the worst positio
the truth is mitt romney's campaign is right about this. they're doing it for strategic advantage. but as far as the delegate mass goes they're in a pretty commanding position right now. and if things go as they are now he can probably wait it out until april, may, jun and hopefully for him get enough delegates. >> and talking about the delegate map he doesn't think the dell gant count will matter. >> he's talking about the fact that nobody may have a majority of delegates going...
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and rick santorum spent their day. >> mitt romney and rick santorum have the eyes on the same prize. >> are we going to win tomorrow? [cheers and applause] . >> i believe you are going to do the right thing tomorrow. i need your vote. get out there. ohio the hope of the earth. >> 470-delegates are on the line, and it could be the best opportunity for mitt romney to break away from his rivals. he is seeing a new surge and a new quinnipiac poll shows him up. it is a dramatic 10-point swing for mitt romney just during one week. >> during the campaign, there has been a discussion of all sorts of issues, and i keep bringing it back. more jobs, less government. >> there are troubling signs for his campaign down the road. a new poll shows that just 28% have a favorable view of him, and among the independents comic it is even worse he 22%. romney will likely emerge as the overall winner in that critical race for delegates. >> i think after tomorrow, it becomes almost impossible for anyone other than mitt romney to win this. >> there was a police. >> do not listen to the polls or all of the h
and rick santorum spent their day. >> mitt romney and rick santorum have the eyes on the same prize. >> are we going to win tomorrow? [cheers and applause] . >> i believe you are going to do the right thing tomorrow. i need your vote. get out there. ohio the hope of the earth. >> 470-delegates are on the line, and it could be the best opportunity for mitt romney to break away from his rivals. he is seeing a new surge and a new quinnipiac poll shows him up. it is a...
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that's what we need. >> reporter: with romney holding a commanding lead in delegates, a romney strategist suggesting it may be time for the other candidates to drop out. he said romney himself made the difficult choice to end his campaign four years ago so john mccain had time to rally the party. romney's won more than double the number of delegates that santorum has. but he's still not even halfway to the magic number he needs to clench the nomination. rob and paula? >> so far the exit polls haven't been extremely enthusiastic for romney. i'm curious what the exit polls in illinois, what they were saying about romney. >> reporter: they were the same, paula, in illinois. voters were unenthusiastic about both men. fewer than half said they strongly favored a candidate. gop voters are committed to defeating president obama. and they're looking for the candidate to do just that. >> all right. tahman bradley, in washington this morning. thanks for that report. >>> president obama is kicking off a two-day trip to talk up his emergency policies. he visits a plant in washington. and an oil and g
that's what we need. >> reporter: with romney holding a commanding lead in delegates, a romney strategist suggesting it may be time for the other candidates to drop out. he said romney himself made the difficult choice to end his campaign four years ago so john mccain had time to rally the party. romney's won more than double the number of delegates that santorum has. but he's still not even halfway to the magic number he needs to clench the nomination. rob and paula? >> so far the...
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t race between romney gingrich in alabama and mississippi. romney could ease he could satisfy the base.ican >> a soldier who went on a spree in afghanistan is a trained sniper according to reports and may have been from emotional problems. in the district of columbia conducted raids arrests involving electronics, 16 made.s >> people and parcel bill lined the streets to honor a hero. he was killed timber a 22 when e helicopter he was piloting collided with another in arizona. quin.n michael >> i need to respect those wh servero. he is a hero. the whole community. graduate of2002 school and he was 28 years old. be heldisitation will next tuesday. the will be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery the next day. >> a 28-rural man is in police killing a 21-d month-old boy. the d.c. man is facing felony charges for the deaths of kiante moore. he is the boyfriend of a mother. no word on a motive. a tragic end for a missing toddler in new jersey. found a two-year-old girl dead in a septic tank. she had been reported missing about three hours ear
t race between romney gingrich in alabama and mississippi. romney could ease he could satisfy the base.ican >> a soldier who went on a spree in afghanistan is a trained sniper according to reports and may have been from emotional problems. in the district of columbia conducted raids arrests involving electronics, 16 made.s >> people and parcel bill lined the streets to honor a hero. he was killed timber a 22 when e helicopter he was piloting collided with another in arizona. quin.n...
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obama would be re-elected. 49% say romney would win. >>> drenching rain in the northwest. showers from new orleans, atlanta and pittsburgh. near 70s in the northeast. enjoy those temperatures. >>> and finally this morning, they say that a woman's work is never done. but apparently, many of us won't have it any other way. >> that's right, as moms juggle family and jobs, a new study shows fathers want to pitch in, guess whose stopping them? claire shipman explains. >> laundry. >> get dinner started. >> and i do it all over again. >> reporter: the modern woman ace time crunch. but this just in. we can't blame slacker husbands or killer jobs anymore. >> women are still holding themselves to be standards that require that they're responsible for so much of what goes on at home while really performing at work. >> come on. >> reporter: that's right. a surprising new survey by "real simple" magazine say women need to look in the mirror to find the real culprit. we say it's helicopter mothering, hovering over our kids and house work. most say our husbands can and are willing to han
obama would be re-elected. 49% say romney would win. >>> drenching rain in the northwest. showers from new orleans, atlanta and pittsburgh. near 70s in the northeast. enjoy those temperatures. >>> and finally this morning, they say that a woman's work is never done. but apparently, many of us won't have it any other way. >> that's right, as moms juggle family and jobs, a new study shows fathers want to pitch in, guess whose stopping them? claire shipman explains....
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mitt romney is anything right now. -- mitt romney is out right now. >> word that the white house had its hand on the controversial resignation of shirley sherrod. e-mails obtained indicate the white house officials were involved in having -- giving advice. a video surfaced making remarks that were taken out of context. it appeared to be racist, but they were not. it turned out the race was about risk it reconciliation. -- the video was about race reconciliation. >> 10 of the people were in jail at the time. the state's attorney general challenged the part in saying there was not adequate notice. the mississippi court ruled the governor a loan has the power to decide whether the requirement was met. >>the va has discovered an additional 100 to misplaced and 21 graves without markers. headstones were temporarily removed and not return to the grave site. still to come, we will look at why there is a small setback in the recovery of the job market. >> apple is facing a lawsuit over price fixing. >> the students are working to capture ugandan were lowered -- war lord. [ male announcer ] f
mitt romney is anything right now. -- mitt romney is out right now. >> word that the white house had its hand on the controversial resignation of shirley sherrod. e-mails obtained indicate the white house officials were involved in having -- giving advice. a video surfaced making remarks that were taken out of context. it appeared to be racist, but they were not. it turned out the race was about risk it reconciliation. -- the video was about race reconciliation. >> 10 of the people...
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vote 2012, another victory for a candidate mitt romney. he has won the wyoming caucuses. the votes to replace over the past three weeks. the results were released last night. it's a non-binding votes and will not affect delegates. ohio is holding a primary next week. >> at the clarendon metro station in virginia there are harsh words criticizing president obama's oak terrace overall. john gonzalez as a reaction. >> good morning. metro says it cannot remove it based on its political content and yet one local lawmaker says it's not about politics, it's about what is. the new ads which bashes the president's elkton therefore does it go to faroo far telling mr. obama to go to hell? >> it is disrespectful. >> if we don't think it's wrong, they will think it's right. it's not right and metro knows it's not right >> . it calls on readers to purchase a documentary of someone believes the president goes uniform will hurt americans. congressman jim moran believes it is profane and not good for children to learn this way about public discourse. but a metro spokesperson says the mess
vote 2012, another victory for a candidate mitt romney. he has won the wyoming caucuses. the votes to replace over the past three weeks. the results were released last night. it's a non-binding votes and will not affect delegates. ohio is holding a primary next week. >> at the clarendon metro station in virginia there are harsh words criticizing president obama's oak terrace overall. john gonzalez as a reaction. >> good morning. metro says it cannot remove it based on its political...
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. >> presidential candidate mitt romney mince nothing words about his feelings on the affordable care act signed into law that president obama two yearsago this week. monday the supreme court will hear organ arguments on the constitutionality of the law. my next guest served as key adviser to former governor romney's massachusetts reform, jonathan grube are professor of economics at m.i. texas. he's tried to explain it all in the thrillingly titled comic book "health care reform." good to have you on the program. >> good to be here. >> is it constitutional for the congress to compel individuals to purchase something? in this case, health insurance? >> i'm not a constitutional lawyer. but when the constitutional lawyers were polled by the bar association, 85% said it were, conservative and liberal justices alike have supported it, one conservative former solicitor general, charles freed from the reagan administraon, went so far as to say he would eat his kangaroo skin hat if it was found nonconstitutional. >> it is compelling individuals to buy something. and if they don't, they broke
. >> presidential candidate mitt romney mince nothing words about his feelings on the affordable care act signed into law that president obama two yearsago this week. monday the supreme court will hear organ arguments on the constitutionality of the law. my next guest served as key adviser to former governor romney's massachusetts reform, jonathan grube are professor of economics at m.i. texas. he's tried to explain it all in the thrillingly titled comic book "health care...
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there is a more intense spotlight on the mitt romney campaign after his uninspiring finish last night. he still does have a big lead in the delegate count. rick santorum says he is not going anywhere anytime soon. >> we had a pretty good night last night. >> rick santorum was upbeat after 24 hours of the sweeping the mississippi and alabama primaries. mitt romney finished third today. >> he did win over the wealthier voters those earning $100,000 or more chose him. today on fox news, he stood firm saying he does connect with all the voters. >> guess what? i made a lot of money. i have been very successful. i am not going to apologize for that. >> he argued this country wants other -- this country want somebody who can help others become successful. >> more than 60% said they thought santorum had a strong moral character. that is a compelling argument for women to vote for rick santorum. >> mitt romney is confident that will change. >> rick santorum is that the desperate and of his campaign is -- and is trying to boost its prospects. >> in the meantime, the newt gingrich campaign seems
there is a more intense spotlight on the mitt romney campaign after his uninspiring finish last night. he still does have a big lead in the delegate count. rick santorum says he is not going anywhere anytime soon. >> we had a pretty good night last night. >> rick santorum was upbeat after 24 hours of the sweeping the mississippi and alabama primaries. mitt romney finished third today. >> he did win over the wealthier voters those earning $100,000 or more chose him. today on...
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. >> yesterday mitt romney was the winner in the illinois primary. he will be campaigning in maryland. >> he is expected to make a stop in maryland where bob ehrlich -- with former maryland governor bob ehrlich. romney has now won big in a number of states but it does not seem republican voters are ready to unite behind a single candidate. >> what a night. thank you, illinois. wow. >> another big victory in a big state. exit polls show that he was lifted to victory by voters with household earning more than $100,000 a year. if voters see him asfrom voters that the him having the best chance of beating obama. >> millions. joining our millions >>6-- millions of people continuing to join our cause. >> rick santorum in second place. there is the louisiana primary next on saturday. >> we need someone to do something to liberate the private sector in america. >> louisiana is where newt gingrich hopes to pick up delegates while ron paul is focused out west, meeting with supporters in california. romney strategists are suggesting it may be time for the other
. >> yesterday mitt romney was the winner in the illinois primary. he will be campaigning in maryland. >> he is expected to make a stop in maryland where bob ehrlich -- with former maryland governor bob ehrlich. romney has now won big in a number of states but it does not seem republican voters are ready to unite behind a single candidate. >> what a night. thank you, illinois. wow. >> another big victory in a big state. exit polls show that he was lifted to victory by...
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half of voters in those states said romney is not conservative enough. they divided their votes between centcom and gingrich. romney came in third in both states last night despite spending twice as much as an storm and gingrich combined -- twice as much as rick santorum and newt gingrich combined. >> if you are the front-runner and keep coming in third, you are not much of a front-runner. >> for someone who thinks this race is inevitable, you spend a lot of money for being inevitable. >> senator santorum is desperate and is trying to boost its prospects. >> ron paul opted not to campaign in the two states. he came in fourth in both of those races. the candidates are focusing already on the next big races of missouri, illinois, and louisiana next week. all of them are very rich in delegates. jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. president obama and british prime minister david cameron will hold meetings at the white house. tonight the president will hold a state dinner in his honor. mr. obama treated him to some of march madness last night. they
half of voters in those states said romney is not conservative enough. they divided their votes between centcom and gingrich. romney came in third in both states last night despite spending twice as much as an storm and gingrich combined -- twice as much as rick santorum and newt gingrich combined. >> if you are the front-runner and keep coming in third, you are not much of a front-runner. >> for someone who thinks this race is inevitable, you spend a lot of money for being...
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bush would welcome romney to the houston office some time today. the former first lady barbara bush endorsed romney and recorded robo calls for him. the former florida governor jeb bush endorsed romney last week. >>> the pope met with fidel castro a half hour on this final day of the visit and drew hundreds of thousands of people to revolution square. the pope demanded greater freedom for the catholic church in cuba and called for an end to the country's isolation. >>> >> reporter: if you have kids who are still in school, they're going to love this next story. coming up. >>> why some researchers say homework is overrated. >>> a student waiting for her dad to return from home from overseas gets the surprise of a lifetime. >> stay with us. ay with us. . >> a brand new study is that should have brought a lot of interest from parents, teachers, and students. researchers from australia find that homework offers the benefit to students. the study from sidney university's education faculty claims that elementary school homework offers no beg your par
bush would welcome romney to the houston office some time today. the former first lady barbara bush endorsed romney and recorded robo calls for him. the former florida governor jeb bush endorsed romney last week. >>> the pope met with fidel castro a half hour on this final day of the visit and drew hundreds of thousands of people to revolution square. the pope demanded greater freedom for the catholic church in cuba and called for an end to the country's isolation. >>>...